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| Axial skeleton (80 bones) |
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Bones of skull, thorax, and vertebral column
Form longitudinal axis of body |
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| Appendicular skeleton (126 bones) |
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| Bones of the limbs and girdles that attach them to the axial skeleton |
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Thin, roughly parallel surfaces
Examples: cranial bones, sternum |
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| Sutural bones (Wormian bones) |
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Irregular bones formed between cranial bones
Number, size, and shape vary |
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Relatively long and slender
Examples: various bones of the limbs |
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Complex shapes
Examples: vertebrae, bones of pelvis, facial bones |
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Small, flat, and somewhat shaped like sesame seed
Develop in tendons of knee, hands, and feet |
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Small and boxy
Examples: bones of the wrist (carpals) and ankles (tarsals) |
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(Skull surface features)
Canal or meatus |
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(Skull surface features)
Process |
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(Skull surface features)
Sinus |
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| chamber within bone, usually filled with air |
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(Skull surface features)
Foramen |
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(Skull surface features)
Fissure |
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(Humerus surface features)
Head |
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| expanded proximal end that forms part of joint |
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(Humerus surface features)
Tubercle |
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| small, rounded projection |
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(Humerus surface features)
Sulcus |
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(Humerus surface features)
Tuberosity |
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| small, rough projection; may occupy broad area |
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(Humerus surface features)
Diaphysis |
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(Humerus surface features)
Trochlea |
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| smooth, grooved articular process |
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(Humerus surface features)
Condyle |
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| smooth, rounded articular process |
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(Femur surface features)
Trochanter |
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(Femur surface features)
Neck |
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| narrow connection between head and diaphysis |
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(Pelvis surface features)
Crest |
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(Pelvis surface features)
Fossa |
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| shallow depression or recess |
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(Pelvis surface features)
Line |
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| low ridge; more delicate than crest |
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